Forbu Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Forbu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Forbu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Forbu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Forbu is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of Forbu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Forbu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 8,193,072nd most prevalent family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 40 percent of Forbu reside; 40 percent reside in Central Africa and 40 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
It is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: Littoral Region, where 50 percent live and Northwest Region, where 50 percent live. Apart from Cameroon it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 40 percent live and India, where 20 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forbus | 91 | 1,888 | / |
| Forbuh | 91 | 22 | / |
| Forbau | 91 | 21 | / |
| Forbou | 91 | 6 | / |
| Fourbu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Forbui | 91 | 1 | / |
| Forbush | 83 | 1,924 | / |
| Forbutt | 83 | 97 | / |
| Forbuss | 83 | 22 | / |
| Forbuth | 83 | 1 | / |
| Forbust | 83 | 1 | / |
| Fourbou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Farbu | 80 | 142 | / |
| Ferbu | 80 | 35 | / |
| Furbu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Forbault | 77 | 86 | / |
| Forbusch | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vorbau | 73 | 396 | / |
| Farbus | 73 | 23 | / |
| Ferbou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Farbuś | 73 | 1 | / |
| Furbau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Farbuh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Furbus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Phorbu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Furbush | 67 | 1,081 | / |
| Farboud | 67 | 72 | / |
| Farbush | 67 | 18 | / |
| Voorbui | 67 | 15 | / |
| Voorbuy | 67 | 5 | / |
| Phorbus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Farbous | 67 | 1 | / |
| Farbutt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Farbust | 67 | 0 | / |
| Farbuss | 67 | 0 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Forbu
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